Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

G2002.099

Description

Entirely hand-stitched child’s ‘tent’ dress with a diagonal opening. Made of white cotton. Pique, short horizontal bars. A-line or tent shaped with front opening from proper right shoulder to left hem. ‘Coat’ sleeves. High round neckline trimmed with narrow lace edging. Simple embroidered muslin frill at hem. White cotton wrapped dome buttons. Simple net forming outer layer. Textured white braid forms triple border at all edges.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Youth
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Unisex

Textile Details

Fabric

Cotton

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

1868 - 1872